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About the eHealth Initiative
- About This Website
  Who we are, what we do
- Our Purpose and Objectives
  The eHealth goals
- The Initiatives
  The partners, the programs, the projects
- eHealth Acronym Glossary
  The language of eHealth
- Cal eConnect
  Powering California’s HIE
Making HIE Happen
- For Healthcare Providers
  Incentives, programs and opportunities
- Patients
  Reaping the Benefits
- Workforce
  Vendors, businesses, and providers
- Vendors & Businesses
  Put eHealth into action
- California's eHealth Plans
  Read the strategic and operational plans
Our Partners
- California HIT Partners
  Working toward a common goal
- Associations
  Supporting our partners
- CA Organizational Landscape
  How we’re all connected
- Federal Partners
  Sources of funding
Health Workforce
- Vendors & Businesses
  Get started in eHealth Today
- Employment/Internships
  Make eHealth work for you
News & Events
- Events Calendar
  Get involved, stay in touch
- California eHealth news
  Articles and press releases
- Stakeholder Webinars
  2012 Webinar Schedule, slides, audio and more

What California's eHealth Initiative means for you

Providers

Making eHealth Work for You

Navigating the eHealth options for your hospital, clinic, or practice can be confusing. We can help. Learn how electronic health information and the Health Information Exchange (HIE) can work for you.

Patients

Better Care Through Technology

A new era of health reform along with revolutionary, user-friendly and interactive technologies such as the internet have dramatically changed the healthcare landscape for patients, families, and communities. Health information technology now makes it possible for patients and their providers to better manage and coordinate care through secure and confidential use of electronic health records (EHRs) instead of paper medical records. Many creative, convenient devices and electronic tools including personal health records (PHRs) are also being applied by thousands of consumers to communicate more directly with care teams in every setting where care is delivered...
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Vendors

New Projects, New Opportunities

Vendor opportunities are available through various State of California agencies and nonprofit eHealth organizations that are involved in the coordination and implementation of Health Information Exchange (HIE) in California. Each of these entities procure products and services from vendors in order to achieve their designated objectives.

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Workforce

New Technology Creating Jobs

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act seeks to improve American health care delivery and patient care through an unprecedented investment in health information technology. The provisions of the HITECH Act are specifically designed to work together to provide the necessary assistance and technical support to providers, enable coordination and alignment within and among states, establish connectivity to the public health community in case of emergencies, and assure the workforce is properly trained and equipped to be meaningful users of EHRs.
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California eHealth News

SLR Opens for Providers Jan. 3
01/05/2012

We are pleased to announce that the State Level Registry (SLR) portal for providers has opened on January 3, 2011. From January 3 to March 31, 2012 providers can register for either the 2011 or 2012 payment years. Read More...

Webcast of 2011 ONC Grantee Meeting Is Now Available
12/06/2011

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) held its 2011 ONC Grantee and Stakeholder Summit on November 17, 2011. An archived webcast of this event is now available at: http://www.healthit.gov/oncmeeting2011/. Read More...

Stage 2 of Meaningful Use for Medicare EHR incentive program pushed back to 2014
12/02/2011

On November 30, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that HHS intends to delay implementation of Stage 2 of Meaningful Use of electronic health records (HER) until 2014. Under previous rules, physicians who achieved meaningful use in 2011 would have had to move to the higher Stage 2 standard in 2013. Read More...

Information about the 2011 California Health Information Exchange Stakeholder Summit
11/17/2011

Materials and information about the 2011 California Health Information Exchange Stakeholder Summit are now available on the Cal eConnect website. Read More...

Statewide HIE Summit Delivers
11/08/2011

In Sacramento, approximately 300 stakeholders convened to discuss progress in the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchange (HIE). Hosted by the State of California and the state’s designated governance entity Cal eConnect, the focus was to inform stakeholders on activities throughout the state and, more importantly, obtain critical feedback to inform the next generation of the state’s HIE Strategic and Operational Plan. Read More...

Provider Application Deadline Extended to March 31, 2012

In order to enable more providers to register for the 2011 program year, the deadline for application has been extended to March 31, 2012. However, providers must have documentation of adopting, implementing, or upgrading to certified EHR technology that was signed by December 31, 2011 in order to take advantage of this extension.

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Useful Group and Clinic Documents

The following documents are available to aid groups and clinics in their registration process:

Providers and hospitals can be assured that these launch dates will not affect the total amount of payments although they may affect the timing of payments. Applicants must register at the CMS Registration & Attestation Site prior to registering in the SLR.

Upcoming Health IT Events

Jan31 COREC - Meaningful Use MUVer Celebration

Feb9 Monthly CHHS Stakeholder Webinar

Feb10 Cal eConnect Board Meeting

Mar8 Monthly CHHS Stakeholder Webinar

Mar9 Cal eConnect Board Meeting

Mar15 COREC Advisory Committee Meeting

Apr12 Monthly CHHS Stakeholder Webinar

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From the eHealth Twitter

REC? HIT? ARRA? Learn the
meanings behind the eHealth acronyms.

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eHealth Partner Organizations click on a logo to learn more

Offers information on agency programs and functions, including social services, emergency medical services, child support, mental health, and disability.

This private nonprofit corporation provides leadership and oversight of development and support of health information exchange (HIE) policies and services.

Works together with state departments, agencies, local health departments, and other organizations to establish safe and secure health information.

Provides Regional Extension Center (REC) services to all of California except Los Angeles and Orange County.

A public-private partnership designed to help meet California’s emerging health workforce needs.

Develops new privacy and security standards to enable the adoption and application of HIE in California.

Administers health insurance programs for low-income families, children, seniors and persons with disabilities in Orange County.

A designated sub-grantee of the National Indian Health Board and a federally designated Regional Extension Center that provides health care for rural tribes and native health service organizations in California.

A nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots organization that works to improve the health of rural Californians and the quality and accessibility of the heath care they receive.

A nonprofit agency funded through the Federal Communications Commission to build a high speed telecommunications infrastructure and service availability to improve access to health care in rural and underserved areas in California.

The Department's Office of Health Information Technology (DHCS OHIT) develops, tracks, runs and administers the Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentives program.

The federally-designated HIT Regional Extension Center (REC) for Los Angeles County charged with helping doctors and primary care providers purchase, implement and use electronic health.

Provides funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure.